Then the bridge had arched gateways, bristling with spikes, and garnished (as all ancient gateways ought to be) with the heads of traitor (106).

Have you finish both of these today 😥 #gradschool

If anyone is interested in gently being introduced to the wide, confusing, AMAZING delightful, necessary, and playful world of literary criticism this is the book for you

Class reading for the week ❤️❤️

That time of the year again ❤️ I just love school

Book haul today! Got top marks on my GRE so Mom rewarded me with books!!

Reading for class I'm teaching. Excited to share this with teenagers. Any suggestions of what key points I should bring up and how? #tenthgrade #englishteacher

Currently reading pile #tbr

One of the texts for the class I'm teaching this year. Haven't read it before. Quite enjoying it

Driving home. Anyone else is book lights? Have a favorite kind?

...presumably with the idea that once a man learnt to drink tea, the other habits and qualities that make up a Briton would naturally follow. 😂😂

This book is so amazing. It is clever and British. I appreciate the lack of medieval setting. Probably will use this in my doctoral dissertation 😂

This quote made my heart sing #gradschool

The story is, itself, a spell. Why would we want to break it?

Definitely the weirdest Twain I've read but tackles 1870s racism in a brilliant and fascinating satire. 10/10

I have finally got around to checking this out and so far don't get all the hype. It's fun but not like /amazing/. Anyone tell me what I'm missing?

Written in 1790, this book has surprisingly free female characters. Most of the time wen couldn't act without male presence, but did a few times. Female desire was regarded highly and the book was very anti-parental forced marriages.